I am also experiencing this same problem which started around the time I installed DW CS4.

Every time I go to create a new site I get an error message "The root folder you have chosen is inside the folder for site 'ahrgCS3'. This may cause some operations ......"

The process I follow for defining a site is:

Select Site from DW's top menubar. Then select New Site or Manage Sites from the pop-up menu.

The Site Definition wizard appears and I use the Advanced tab to define the site:

Select Local Info from the Category column (usually selected by default)

In the Local Info section:

Enter Site Name

Select Local root Folder

Select Default images folder

Select Links Relative to: Document (Selecting Site Root produces the same error)

HTTP address: At this point I would usually enter the URL to my testing server which is on the same computer - eg:

  http://localhost/thesitedirectory/  where "thesitedirectory" is the name of the directory where the testing files are transferred to.

I enable Cache and Case-sensitive link checking

Now, at this point I would then select Testing Server in the Category section and that is when I get the error message.

So, some things about my system:

I have XP Pro SP3 with Adobe Web Premium CS4 installed (after un-installing Web Premium CS3)

A typical directory structure for my development environment looks like this

H:\Client Name\Fireworks\   - sub-directories for FW work

                      \Supplied Files\  - subdirectories for client supplied files

                      \website2009\   - the directory where the development files are stored - Note: - I have used different ditrectory names for this but it makes no difference - I still get the same error.

So far I have re-named the WinFileCache file but that made no difference.

I am beginning to think this is a bug, but would appreciate any comments or feedback on ths problem before I go any further.

Hey bdtcomp

Many thanks for the post. It was a great help. It turns out that on mysystem I have been doing some cleaning up of old site files. I have been either deleting them or re-locating them using Widows Explorer. That means folder paths in my list of sites in DW CS4 does not match the paths on my system anymore. I will look into this a bit more. May have to manually edit DW CS4's Configuration.

Cheers.

Nadia-P wrote:

 

ADDT_IS_TOPS wrote:

been either deleting them or re-locating them using Widows Explorer. That means folder paths in my list of sites in DW CS4 does not match the paths on my system anymore. I will look into this a bit more. May have to manually edit DW CS4's Configuration.

Why not just redefine the site and point it to the right folders/file structure.

Thanks Nadia. I have considered this. To me its like taking 3 steps back to make 1 step forward. But - thats just what I may have to do. Its years since I had to concern myself with this level of DW intricacies and I think that the site definitions are kept in the Windows Registry.

Cheers.

Sometimes I  cant see the forest for the trees.

I have just discovered this post by David Powers http://forums.adobe.com/thread/439283

I will go thru the process of removing sites from my list using the REMOVE button. Starnge thing about this though is that I recall wanting to remove a site some time back and I was presented with a message that informed me that I would be deleting the files. At that point I decided not to use this option. Now, when I remove a site I do not get that message. Oh well. Lets see what happens. This post by David (Thanks David - your books are a great help) also points out where in the WinReg the definitions are stored.